Sullivan Hardware & Garden is expanding

Indianapolis hardware icon Sullivan Hardware & Garden plans a dramatic expansion of its flagship location.

Indianapolis hardware icon Sullivan Hardware & Garden plans a dramatic expansion of its flagship location.

According to an article in the Indianapolis Business Journal, the three-store retailer intends to double the size of its location near East 71st Street and Keystone Ave. intersection on the northeast side of Indianapolis — to about 60,000 square feet.

The store is making room for the expansion by buying up homes adjacent to the store. 

The store is one of the most high-profile retailers in the Do it Best Corp. co-op, as it regularly hosts tours during the co-op’s twice-annual markets held in Indianapolis. Second-generation owner Pat Sullivan is also a former member of the Fort Wayne, Indiana-based co-op’s board of directors.

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According to the article in IBJ, the project is expected to be completed in about six weeks and is expected to boost annual sales from about $6 million to $8 million.